Legal Status of US Forces in Iraq From 2003-2008

Examines the 2008 Status of Forces Agreement & the 2008 "Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship & Cooperation between the United States of America & the Republic of Iraq," & prior legal instruments relevant to the legal status & operations of US...

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Published in:Chicago journal of international law 2010-07, Vol.11 (1), p.1-38
Main Author: Bassiouni, M Cherif
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Cooperation
Councils
Geneva Conventions
International law
Invasions
Iraq
Military strategy
National security
Presidents
Sovereignty
Strategies
United States of America
Weapons of mass destruction
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Summary:Examines the 2008 Status of Forces Agreement & the 2008 "Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship & Cooperation between the United States of America & the Republic of Iraq," & prior legal instruments relevant to the legal status & operations of US forces in Iraq. Also considered are US legal obligations given the "protected persons" status ascribed to several thousand Iraqi dissidents under US protection since 2003, an issue unresolved under the aforementioned agreements.
ISSN:1529-0816